NM 4th graders rank last for vocabulary skills


New Mexico’s fourth-graders scored dead last among the 50 states in vocabulary skills, according to a report released this week from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. 
Only the District of Columbia scored lower. Eighth-graders fared slightly better, outscoring students in California, Mississippi, Hawaii, Louisiana and the District of Columbia
This is the first-ever vocabulary report from NAEP, which is the only standardized test taken by a sample of students in every state. That makes the results more comparable than other state achievement tests, which vary significantly in difficulty. NAEP has released reports on reading achievement for years, but a specific vocabulary section has now been added to the test. T
he latest report, which includes results from 2011, is the first public look at how well students understand the meanings of words.


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